tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post4691064993228094340..comments2024-03-28T17:44:59.525-04:00Comments on From Bolt to Beauty by Michelle Cain: Technique: How I Bind My QuiltsMichelle @ From Bolt to Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859748817323229803noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-85821419388953047852017-06-14T14:08:35.954-04:002017-06-14T14:08:35.954-04:00Do you use 2.5" strips? Thanks!Do you use 2.5" strips? Thanks!Lisa Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12502089801927429325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-63962389440971913352016-05-05T10:31:05.060-04:002016-05-05T10:31:05.060-04:00I agree binding is a personal preference. Do what...I agree binding is a personal preference. Do what you want, what you love! I love to hand stitch my bindings. I've tried machine stitching, it just never took with me! The quilt police need to lighten up, who are they to enforce right and wrong...IMO! Thanks for sharing your technique, I love seeing how others do their 'thing'!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719432822327081144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-939482190199167842016-05-05T04:13:41.765-04:002016-05-05T04:13:41.765-04:00Yay! I'm glad you had success. Even if you don...Yay! I'm glad you had success. Even if you don't use that trick with every quilt, it's nice to have another skill in your quilting toolbox. Options are a good thing! (P.S. I would love to respond to your comments directly, but you're a no-reply blogger. If you'd rather not change your status as such, drop me a note with your email!)Michelle @ From Bolt to Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859748817323229803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-61111610377448117872016-05-05T00:50:35.698-04:002016-05-05T00:50:35.698-04:00Great post! I have always hand stitched the back o...Great post! I have always hand stitched the back of my bindings down, but {must confess} sometimes it takes forever for me to get to that stage .. maybe I should try out your machine version! Linda @ kokaquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942832808800906728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-65677126587889956812016-05-04T14:12:38.298-04:002016-05-04T14:12:38.298-04:00I always machine bind my quilts because like you I...I always machine bind my quilts because like you I don't have the patience, but also because my fingers go numb with hand sewing ever since I was pregnant with my first son. Great idea to glue baste the corners! I've not yet warmed up to clips, so perhaps I should pull them back out again and give them a go.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890339482076523219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-35540376740393474692016-05-04T11:24:46.060-04:002016-05-04T11:24:46.060-04:00I like this technique, and use it quite a bit. But...I like this technique, and use it quite a bit. But I've never tried gluing the corners down and I think that will really help! Because if anything is going to slip and go wonky on me, it's the corners. Thanks for the tip!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306854459459257368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-67841724828851125802016-05-02T08:11:16.625-04:002016-05-02T08:11:16.625-04:00I finished a quilt last night and tried all your t...I finished a quilt last night and tried all your tips...and it turned out great! The glue in the corners really is great - it helped keep them in place and they look so neat :-) Thanks!Sharon Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17348403025375914127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-25014069968926997662016-05-02T04:59:53.084-04:002016-05-02T04:59:53.084-04:00I can't machine bind to save my life! It ends ...I can't machine bind to save my life! It ends up with wonky lines of stitching veering on and off the wonky binding on both sides. I hand bind and don't think it's less durable at all. I have no issue with machine binding and would do it if i could as it's quicker!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167739272302561918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-35466663185119227602016-05-01T21:51:21.701-04:002016-05-01T21:51:21.701-04:00This is how I bind my quilts. I cut my strips 2.5...This is how I bind my quilts. I cut my strips 2.5 inch. I sew to the back with about a 3/8 inch seam. When you pull it over to the front, the folded edge lies just on top of the line you just stitched. If you sew close to the folded edge on the front, the stitching on the back will hit in the ditch of where you attached the binding or very close to it. I'm happy with it.Anja @ Anja Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717143609774358153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-21185363074630760122016-05-01T20:38:24.091-04:002016-05-01T20:38:24.091-04:00Great post! I do both hand and machine sewn bindi...Great post! I do both hand and machine sewn binding. For a quilt that is going to be used on a bed and washed frequently I always machine sew it down. I really like your idea of sewing either on the front or the back depending on which side will hide the stitching line better! Kathy@KayakQuiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353296552837405021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-90965124043334636402016-05-01T20:29:02.948-04:002016-05-01T20:29:02.948-04:00As usual, you're more meticulous than I. :D I ...As usual, you're more meticulous than I. :D I skip the pressing, glueing, and clipping - just fold it over as I topstitch. My lazy adaptation of Wasn't Quilt in a Day's tutorial. As for the Quilt Police -- ignore them!!! I knew a lady who told me I couldn't call myself a quilter since I didn't handbind. Pshdfh who has time for that? Think of all the love it could receive while the QP is making it perfect!Sarah Fredettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01237639103024860254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-90461635023393852022016-05-01T10:26:22.541-04:002016-05-01T10:26:22.541-04:00LOVE machine binding. By the time I get to bindin...LOVE machine binding. By the time I get to binding, I just want it finished. Don't enter a machine bound quilt into a show, the quilt police really critique that. tisha @ quiltytherapyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591639448606412168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-24021412189561547532016-05-01T08:39:22.482-04:002016-05-01T08:39:22.482-04:00I've tried a few methods as well, also with di...I've tried a few methods as well, also with different levels of success. If I do it on the machine I like to use the edgestitch foot, so the top stitches barely show, but then I sometimes don't catch the back of the binding and that's frustrating. I'll have to try the glue tip, thanks! Judy @ Sew Some Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012837109470649876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-91560324125840220282016-05-01T00:39:15.651-04:002016-05-01T00:39:15.651-04:00I do like to hand bind, but I also like having mac...I do like to hand bind, but I also like having machine binding as a skill in my toolbox. Both are equally valid ways for finishing a quilt in my opinion, and I hand bind much less frequently than I used to (pretty much only for show quilts these days). Becoming comfortable and confident with either technique takes time, and your tutorial is almost exactly how I machine bind. I think the extra line looks just fine (and I tend to have it shown my quilt backs).Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705160384198590025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-11593716031517171662016-04-30T22:01:59.969-04:002016-04-30T22:01:59.969-04:00I do my bindings the same way Izzy described but I...I do my bindings the same way Izzy described but I often have varying amounts of binding caught by the stitches. Sometimes it's right on the edge and other times there's more. I like the way you do your and will give it a try on my next project...and I never thought of glue basting the corners...brilliant!Sharon Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17348403025375914127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-35173611995115250082016-04-30T19:37:56.433-04:002016-04-30T19:37:56.433-04:00I don't care much for the quilt police or thei...I don't care much for the quilt police or their opinion to be honest. I machine stitch my bindings and always have. I find they are sturdier that way and I like the look I get when I stitch to the front, press to the back and then stitch in the ditch on the front, catching the back at the same time. I have no desire to enter my quilts in shows anyhow - not that I don't admire those that do. Just not for me. Izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135564727921370376noreply@blogger.com